2/3 11:16 AM: A 73-year-old man was critically injured when he was hit by a car after getting off of a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus in the city’s Bayview District on Saturday evening, police said today.
The collision was reported at about 6:40 p.m. Saturday on Hudson Avenue near Reuel Court, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
The car that struck the victim was a Dodge caravan driven by a 33-year-old woman, police said.
The victim was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with broken legs and a head wound—injuries that are considered life-threatening, according to police.
The driver stayed at the scene, Esparza said. The collision remains under investigation.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
2/1 8:16 PM: A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when a vehicle in San Francisco’s Bayview district struck him this evening, according to a police spokesman.
At about 6:40 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to a report that a vehicle struck a man on Hudson Avenue near Rueul Court, San Francisco police Officer Albie Esparza said.
Both the pedestrian and the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, located about one block south of Youngblood-Coleman Playground, Esparza said.
The pedestrian was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to Esparza.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation, Esparza said.
Hannah Albarazi, Bay City News
